We are coming to the end of 2015, which means we can officially start thinking about the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Qualification for the men’s and women’s tournaments is going to continue until the beginning of June, so there should be a lot of exciting tennis played before then. While the […]
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Djokovic pulls out of IPTL; Murray, Wawrinka join Singapore Slammers
Kobe (Japan), Dec 2 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic has pleaded fatigue for his decision not to compete in the second edition of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) starting here on Wednesday and his franchise Singapore Slammers announced that Britain’s Andy Murray and Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka will join them. Djokovic, the 11-time Major singles […]
Halep, Sharapova record wins at Singapore WTA Finals
Singapore, Oct 26 (IANS/EFE) Romania’s Simona Halep and Russia’s Maria Sharapova won their matches in the first round of play at the WTA Finals in Singapore. Halep got revenge against Italy’s Flavia Pennetta, who beat her in the US Open semi-finals, rolling to a 6-0, 6-3 win in 70 minutes on Sunday. Pennetta had dominated […]
Spain's Muguruza wins China Open
Beijing, Oct 12 (IANS/EFE) Spain’s Garbiñe Muguruza, the world No. 5, defeated Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky 7-5, 6-4 to win the China Open, the second and biggest title of her career. “I wanted to win in Beijing so much that I went out on the court ready to give it everything I had, and I did […]
I want to win more grand slams than Rafael Nadal and Pete Sampras: Novak Djokovic
After reigning supreme in New York, Novak Djokovic has increased his grand slam tally to 10 and just one slam away from equalling Rod Laver’s and Bjorn Borg’s tally of 11 slams. In all likelihood, it’s safe enough to say that Djokovic will easily go past these legends next year. But the Serb’s ultimate target […]
US Open 2015: Flavia Pennetta becomes the oldest woman to win a maiden grand slam title
Flavia Pennetta reigns in New York, becoming the oldest woman to win her maiden grand slam title. The 33-year-old Italian defeated her countrywoman Roberta Vinci in straight sets 7-6(4), 6-2. With nothing to choose between these two in the finals as both of them came in with a sublime form, it was Pennetta who was […]
Top 3 Most Unexpected US Open Matches So Far
Even though US Open has not ended yet, the last Grand Slam of the year has already produced some quality surprises. We can only hope there will be more, because as much as it’s interesting to watch players like Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic reign the court, there’s nothing quite like an out of the […]
Top five women's players to watch out for in the US Open 2015
The US Open is all set to begin today and already the Women’s section of Tennis has done wonders as the tickets for entire two weeks is sold out completely whereas the men’s section is yet to be sold out fully which is a record for the first time. Although the home crowd will be […]
Top five players to look out for in the US Open 2015
The last grand slam of the year is all set to commence on August 31st. The 134th edition of US Open kick-starts at Flushing Meadows with stars like Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Williams sisters featuring in day one action. Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will be heading into the tournament as the firm favourites […]
Top ten highest paid female athletes in 2015
Forbes has recently released the list for top 10 highest paid female athletes which are mostly dominated by Tennis stars with Maria Sharapova leading the chart followed by the American Serena Williams. Apart from Tennis stars Danica Patrick (Auto racing driver), Ronda Rousey (martial artist) and Stacy Lewis (golf) are the three to feature in […]